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From: chuq@plaid.Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: FullWrite Pro stuff
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Date: 30 May 88 04:39:46 GMT
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Just some random comments and questions on FullWrite Pro:

o The spell-checker recognizes Camus and Kafka, but not Sartre. The 
	significance of this I leave to others.

o The spell-checker SEEMS significantly slower than Word's. However I
	timed myself, and it was actually pretty-close in real time on
	a non-trivial document (about 7% slower, more or less). Anyone
	want to guess why it feels much slower when it isn't?

o The spell-checker would be nicer if it had an option to tell it to fix
	this word in the entire document (and to quit asking me about it).

o The lookup function of the spellchecker is at least as good as Words.  (yay!)

o I've found the FullWrite spell-checker to hav a lot cleaner interface
	than Words. Subjectively, I catch more typoes with it, because it's
	harder to skip by one.

o Here's something I could do in Word I can't do yet in Fullwrite. Hidden
	text. I'm writing a text where I want two versions: what I keep for
	myself and what I hand out (class notes, syllabus, etc). My text is
	set up hidden, so it doesn't print out unless I specifically ask for
	it.

	In Fullwrite, I can use posted notes on the system, but there's no
	way to print out posted notes. How do I do this without keeping
	parallel documents?

o Another thing I can't do in Fullwrite (I couldn't do it in Word, either).
	Take a string of text like "THIS IS A STRING" and convert it to a
	bold-faced string like "This is a string" -- but do this as a wild
	card: for all words that are ALL CAPS, convert to a capitalized bold
	word. I cut/paste stuff through McSink and use the capitalize
	function, but it should be cleaner. 

o FullWrite either has to add rulers to styles, or add named rules (similar
	to styles) so they can be included in the document easily. argh.

o Bug or feature: If you select a section of text and choose "New Ruler" the
	new ruler modifies the selected text. If you select a ruler, copy
	it, then select the same text and paste, the ruler REPLACES the
	text. It probably should modify that text. 

o I wish there was some way to turn of the "change all is not undoable" 
	alert. They only need to remind me the FIRST time I do a change all.
	When you do 10 or 12 in a row, it gets real tired.

o It'd be nice to have a menu for opening stationery or common files,
	similar to Word's "Work" menu.

o Auto-save should (optionally) go to a neutral, third file, so my standard
	file and backup aren't over-written until I'm reader. Imagine
	deleting an entire chapter, having auto-save go off, and having the
	computer crash. ugh. (no, it hasn't happened yet...). 

	Better, allow the system to auto-save backups to a different medium,
	like a floppy. 

Having written and edited about 30,000 words since I got FullWrite, I really
like it. MUCH nicer to use than Word. Stable as a rock for me. A few
glitches here or there, but no real problems. 


Chuq Von Rospach			chuq@sun.COM		Delphi: CHUQ

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